# Incident 19901130056909I: Cessna S550, Columbus, GA, November 30, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1990, 19:55 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5502° N, 84.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5502&lon=-84.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA S550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91IA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901130056909I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. ENGINE HAD A HOLE FROM COMBUSTION CHAMBER EXPLOSION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL91IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91IA024), Dec 1, 1990: Cessna S550 (N185SF), Columbus, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A FATIGUE FAILURE OF A SPOT WELD ON THE GAS GENERATOR CASE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE EXPLOSION.

## Other reports on N185SF (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060910025759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060910025759I), Sep 10, 2006: Cessna A185F (N185SF), Wasco, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot departed watsonville airport (wvi) earlier on the morning of September 10, 2006 and estimated that he had 2 hours of fuel in the tanks. He flew…
- [Incident 19880825049309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880825049309I), Aug 25, 1988: Cessna S550 (N185SF), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Engine spooled down in flight. Initiated shutdown and proceeded to Nashville airport. Found broken turbine blades.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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